Please enjoy some lovely photos of our pupils enjoying their Christmas lunch and Christmas Fayre!

Our pupils have been hard at work this week to create beautiful cards and gift tags to sell at our school Christmas Fayre.

We hope to see you this Thursday!

I would just like to wish every pupil in P5/6 a huge well done for completing their ‘Big Talks’ this week!

All pupils put in immense effort to create interesting and eye catching presentations, and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to them all.

I have definitely added some new places to my bucket list of places to visit!

Our pupils had lots of fun exploring light and shadows with Miss Higgins this week!

They have also enjoyed participating in lantern making for ‘Make Catrine Sparkle’ which takes place next Sunday.

A gentle reminder that Big Talks should be ready to present next week.  Please see the previous blog post or letter for the details.

Below are the details regarding when your child will present their talk.  Pupils should remember to bring in any resources (memory sticks/props/drawings/photos etc) on their specific day. I am really looking forward to hearing all about their dream trips!

Monday 27th: Eilidh, Caleb, Ellie, Sophie, Steven, Mikey

Tuesday 28th: Darryl B, Harry, Lucy, Hannah, Olly, Jake

Wednesday 29th: Daryl H, Bette, Cole, Jessica, Jalyn, Bella

Thursday 30th: Ayden, Craig, Connor, Lennox, Noah, Eli

If you have any further questions please email lauren.murdoch@eastayrshire.org.uk

P5/6 Big Talk Homework

Title: My Dream Trip 

You have been given a project to prepare and present a short 5-minute talk about where you would go on your dream trip.  The presentation should be as detailed as possible.  Some ideas might include:

Before going on your trip:

• How will you travel to your destination?
• Who will you take with you?
• Where will you stay? Will you need to bring any equipment with you? E.g. If you are camping?
• What kind of spending money will you need to take?
• What will you need to pack in your suitcase?
• What is the national anthem for the country?
• Provide a picture of the national flag.

When you arrive at your destination:

• What particular places will you visit?
• What tourist attractions will you visit?
• What food will you try?
• What is the weather like?
• What is the landscape like?
• What are the people who live there like? Do they have any specific traditions or customs?
• What language do people speak?
• Do any celebrities live there?
• What is the country well known for?
• Are there any festivals?

You can decide how you would like to present your talk e.g. PowerPoint (Saved on GLOW or pen-drive), poster, photographs, bringing in items etc. You should practise your talk at home as often as possible and use a timer to help. You may want to use notes or prompt cards to help you stay on track.

All talks will be assessed using the school’s Talking & Listening criteria, which is also available on Glow.

Talks should be ready to present the week beginning Monday 27^th November. 

Contact  lauren.murdoch@eastayrshire.org.uk if you have any questions relating to the ‘Big Talk’.

Literacy

The pupils have been exploring features of a newspaper article this week.  They then used this knowledge to write their own newspaper article based on an event that happened in their ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ class novel.

Numeracy

All pupils have been learning to solve addition problems using the ‘formal method’ this week.  Additionally, the pupils explored symmetry with Miss Higgins.

Across the Curriculum

During their rugby session, P5/6  were playing mini games of rugby. The main focus for the lesson was spatial awareness and effective passing. The pupils had opportunities to play against all the teams and demonstrated  good team work and sportsmanship throughout all games.

P5/6 pupils also created some beautiful artwork for ‘Remembrance Day’.

Happy Halloween from P5/6!

The pupils have enjoyed participating in lots of Halloween themed activities today.

This has involved dookin’ for apples, going on a Halloween scavenger hunt and much more!

Please enjoy this short film of Primary 5/6 enjoying their first Rugby lesson!

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A big well done to Primary 5/6 for a fantastic first term!

We have enjoyed learning new things in literacy and numeracy as well as across the curriculum.

Every pupil in P5/6 have earned a well deserved break and I look forward to another great term after the holidays!